Work items now open in the web from Visual Studio '15'

This post announces the change in Visual Studio '15' where work items now open in a browser window instead of the Visual Studio client. This shift aims to provide a unified work item experience across all platforms, allowing extensions to be written once and function across clients. It highlights recent web feature additions such as improved discussions with @mentions and #mentions, development and related work controls, the ability to follow work item changes, checkbox controls, and data density improvements. It also mentions future plans for additional custom controls, redesigned history and attachments experiences, and improved mobile views. The post also details the migration of VS extension templating features to the web, the upcoming Excel integration for queries and backlogs, and general performance and navigation improvements. A setting is provided to revert to the legacy form for a transition period.